Benefits

November 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hershey Foods Corp. workers who walked off their jobs last spring aren't eligible for unemployment compensation payments for the period, the Pennsylvania Department...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Abbott Laboratories Inc has announced 34,000 workers salaries will be frozen, allowing the company to focus on the launch of its new rheumatoid...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee health screenings are among the best-attended wellness programs, according to a survey conducted by the Wellness Program Management Advisor and Wellness Junction...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine states and the District of Columbia are joining forces, forming a nonprofit group to combat the escalating costs of prescription benefit managers...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a tough market, a soft economy, and an ensuing drop in overall participation rates, some employers have been able to generate -...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in a recent survey said their health-care costs should jump 15% in 2003 - far ahead of the 8% they say they...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A well-known Democratic Congressman is stepping into the continuing battle over the level of pension benefits for 10,000 National Steel retirees and another...

January 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM) produce savings of up to 47% for federal employees obtaining prescription medications in retail pharmacies, according to a Government...

January 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee of General Motors Corp (GM) has sued the automaker for a violation of the Michigan Whistleblowers Protection Act of 1980, after...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-two percent of HR professionals surveyed anticipate layoffs in 2003, with 11% expecting layoffs to affect in excess of 20% of their workforce,...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US bankruptcy judge has ordered temporary 13% pay cuts for United Airlines' unionized machinists, buying the airline more time to negotiate broad...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 50-something National Steel Corp. retiree with 30 years of service could lose an average $315 in monthly pension benefits as part of...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A security guard injured after being head-butted at a Hooters corporate Christmas party was awarded over $860,000 by a San Diego jury, according...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Court documents unsealed on Tuesday show Merck & Co may have used its subsidiary, pharmacy-benefits manager (PBM) Medco, to sharply increase the market...

January 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial services industry chief executive officers enjoyed a 16% cash compensation hike last year while chief financial officers got 5% more in their...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spending on health care soared to $1.4 trillion dollars in 2001, according to a Reuters report.

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As many as 31,000 Lucent Technology retirees will see their death benefits eliminated, as the struggling telecommunication company continues to cut costs, according...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Electric officials contend that the company's health benefits package holds up well in comparison to its competitors

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits managers fleeing to other health benefit options and HMOs dropping their Medicare plans have led to a drop in Ohio HMO enrollment...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-one percent of small-business owners feel supplemental insurance enhances the overall benefits package, but nearly half admit to having little or no knowledge...